Logging Days was first organized in 1983 by Earle and Leonard Dickingson and Ben Rajala “to honor and preserve the heritage of lumberjacks and early logging in Minnesota.”

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The Dickinson family, with help from many volunteers, continues to follow the late Earle Dickinson’s legacy to keep the midwinter celebration alive.

-- 1984 – The first Logging Days was held in the Buena Vista Chalet.

-- 1985 – The Lumberjack Hall of Fame was built for events in the Buena Vista Village. It is now a museum of logging tools, photos, artifacts and is used for Logging Days, Snowjourn X-C Race, running races, Boy Scout camps, trail and covered wagon rides.